Zakhm ko phul to sar ko saba kahte hain
Jane kya daur hai kya log hain kya kahte hain
Kya qayamat hai ke jin ke liye ruk ruk ke chale
Ab wahi log hamein abalapa kahte hain
Koi batalao ke umr ka bachara mahabub
Ittefaqan kain mil jaye to kya kahte hain
ye bhi andaz-o-sukhan hai ke jafa ko teri
gamz-o-ishva-o-andaz-o-ada kahte hain
Jab talak dur hai tu teri parashtish kar lain
Ham jise chu na sakain us ko khuda kahte hain
Kya tajjub hai ke ham ahl-e-tamanna ko faraz
Wo jo maharum-e-tamanna hain bura kahte hain